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Insurance Contracts Regulations 1985
4BWhat is a Key Facts Sheet?
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#### 4B What is a Key Facts Sheet?
(1) This regulation:
(a) is made for section 33B of the Act; and
(b) prescribes:
(i) the information required to be contained in a Key Facts Sheet for a contract; and
(ii) requirements that a Key Facts Sheet must comply with.
(2) A Key Facts Sheet must:
(a) contain the information, and be completed in the way, specified in the following form:
(i) for a home buildings insurance contract—Form 1 in Schedule 3;
(ii) for a home contents insurance contract—Form 2 in Schedule 3; and
(b) be A4 in size; and
(c) be set out in Arial font, in the following sizes:
(i) the heading at the top of the first page that starts with the words ‘KEY FACTS’ must be in size 18 font;
(ii) the word ‘STEP’ must be in size 16 font;
(iii) the number after the word ‘STEP’ must be in size 48 font;
(iv) the footnote after step 2 must be in size 8 font;
(v) the rest of the document must be in size 10 font; and
(d) be set out in the following colours, with sufficient contrast in the colours to allow the text to be easily read:
(i) the headings, subheadings, and policy name, must be in blue type on a white background;
(ii) the top box in step 2 must be in white type on a blue background;
(iii) the remaining boxes in step 2 must alternate between black type on a white background, and black type on a light blue background;
(iv) the box in step 3 must be in white type on a blue background;
(v) the rest of the document must be in black type on a white background.